Explanations of Gender Dysphoria

Across

1. The insecticide DDT contains --------- which may mean that males are prenatally exposed to high levels of female hormones, causing a mismatch between genetic sex & hormone influences. (10)

4. Who produced a case history of a boy who developed GID & proposed that it was a defensive reaction to his mother's depression following an abortion? Trauma occurred when he was 3, a time in development when a child is particularly sensitive to gender (6, 2, 2)

6. The brain-sex theory of transsexualism is based on the fact that male & female brains are different & perhaps transsexuals' brains don't match their ------- sex. (7)

7. Who found that the number of neurons in the BSTc of MtF transsexuals was similar to that of females & the number of neurons in a FtM transsexual was found to be in the male range? (4, 2, 2)

Down

2. A recent study looked at the DNA of 112 MtF transsexuals & found they were more likely to have a longer version of the androgen -------- gene than in a 'normal' sample - the effect of this reduces testosterone which may affect gender development. (8)

3. IDA - who reports that 1 in 2,000 people are born with anomalous genitals and may be given an incorrect gender assignation? Research is important in providing info about the effects of these wrong assignations & finding the best solutions. (9)

5. Who found that transgender hormone therapy does influence the size of the BSTc? It may be the hormones that caused the difference in transsexuals such that their brain sex was more similar to their gender identity rather than their biological sex. (8, 3, 2, 2)

9. Who studied brains of FtM transsexuals before they started transgender hormone therapy? In terms of white matter in the brain, FtM's had a more similar pattern to those who share their gender identity (m) than those who share their biological sex (f) (7, 2, 2)

10. IDA - Organisation Intersex International (OII) campaign for the rights of -------- individuals. (They see all infants as born as interrsexes & believe they should have the right to determine their own sexual identity once old enough). (8)